Obituaries

Born July 5, 1924, he was the son of the late Thomas Black and Frieda Chandler Black Tingle

He served in the Navy during WW II. He was employed at the Proving Grounds. He was mayor of the city of Bedford for more than 18 years, served as Bedford Fire Chief and was the first EMT for Trimble County. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #158 where he recently received his 60-year pin. He was a member of the Bedford Baptist Church.

Born Sept. 25, 1939 in Louisville, she was the daughter of Homer and Vesta Thomas Wingfield. She was a retired employee of the old Bata Shoe Company. She was a member of Canton Church and Homemaker’s Club.

Survivors include her husband, Leon Ford, whom she married Aug. 24, 1957; a daughter Teresa (David) Pittman, Pekin, Ind.; a sister Jewel Floyd, Salem, Ind.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 15 at the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Home, 501 W. Main Street, Inverness, Fla. Burial will be at the Florida National Cemetery.

Mrs. Littrell was born September 24, 1918 in Gratz, Ky., to the late Willis S. and Hallie (Thomas) Johnson. She married the late Howard Littrell and they moved to Florida after his retirement from the military.